Belt-supporting device



Feb. 12, 1952 I MOORE I 2,585,157

BELT-SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 25, 1950 vEll/701x17 L [7008 BY f ' TTOR YS INVENTOR Patented Feb. 12, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BELT-SUPPORTIN G DEVICE Edmund L. Moore, Agawam, Mass.

Application August 25, 1950, Serial No. 181,465

This invention relates to an improvement in means for supporting garments such as men's trousers.

The principal object of the invention is to provide means which are concealedby the outer garments and which in combination with a belt will support the trousers without the discomfort frequently experienced when a belt alone is used, and which will enable individuals to use a belt who because of narrow hips have heretofore been unable to use a belt successfully.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view showing the device in operative position;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevational detailed view on a larger scale; and

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view substantially on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

As shown in Fig. 1 the device includes a pair of side positioned suspension members, I provided at their upper ends with loop portions 2 through which loops the arms of the wearer extend. The rear portions of the loops are connected by one or more adjustable straps 3 and 4 by means of which the loops are held in the desired position on the shoulders of the wearer with the suspension members positioned at the side.

As shown the adjustment of the strap members 3 and 4 is obtained by buckles 5 of any suitable construction. As best shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the lower ends of the suspension members are each formed into a loop 6, the ends of the members passing through a pair of friction buckles 1 thus permitting adjustment of the size of the loops 6 and of the effective length of each of the suspending members I. Positioned within each loop 8 is a preferably elongated pad member 8 formed of any suitable material such as belt, cloth, rubber, leather or the like.

In use the harness formed by the suspension members I and the straps 3 and 4 are positioned beneath the outer garments with the suspension members adjusted to position the pad members 8 at the hips of the wearer. The conventional belt Ill worn at the waist outwardly of the trousers is tightened in place as shown in Fig. 1 just above the pads 8, the belt resting on the top 9 of the pads and the latter serving to prevent movement of the belt below the pads.

By this arrangement in order to keep the gar- 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-4327) ments in desired position it is unnecessary to constrict the belt to a degree causing discomfort of the wearer in order to securely maintain the belt and trousers supported thereby at the desired elevation. In the case of individuals whose hips are too narrow to provide adequate vertical support for the belt, the pads furnish substantially the entire support. In any event the supporting strain is transferred to the shoulders, providing greater freedom of movement and comfort to the wearer.

It will be understood that the various straps may be made of any suitable material and may be variously arranged and any suitable form of adjusting buckle may be used.

What is claimed is:

l. A belt supporting device, adapted to be worn beneath the outer clothing, which comprises a pair of suspension members having shoulder engaging loops at their upper ends, at least one cross piece adjustably connecting said members, the lower end portions of the members being reversely bent upon themselves to form loops, pad members engaged in the last-mentioned loops and buckles adjustably connecting the lower ends of the suspension members to the intermediate portion thereof above the pads.

2. A 'belt supporting device, adapted to be worn beneath the outer clothing, which comprises a pair of suspension members having shoulder engaging loops at their upper ends, means connecting said members adjacent their upper ends, and a pad directly connected to the lower end of each member, said lower end provided with vertical adjustment means between the shoulder engaging loop and pad of each member and adapted to position the pad at the waist of the wearer, said lower ends of the suspension members being free for independent swinging movement from the shoulders to provide independent waistwise movement of the pads.

EDMUND L. MOORE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,335,927- Ainsworth Apr. 6, 1920 1,841,385 Speirs Jan. 19, 1932 

